There are twenty four hours, one thousand one hundred and fourty minutes, and eighty-six thousand four hundred seconds in one whole day. Some days it feels as though time is dragging on and lasting an eternity, other days it passes by faster than the speed of light. Sometimes I wish the day would hurry and come to an end, while other times I pray time would stand still.
I found that the days that go on and on and I wish would end, are the days which I am stuck in school and not in the mood to deal with anything. The days that I want to last forever yet go by too quickly, are the days when my sister comes home to visit.
A surprise visit at ten o'clock at night, to kindly grace us with her presence, was what Ashley gave my parents and I this weekend. I can't decide what I enjoyed the most about it, actually getting to spend time with her, or the look on my dad's face when he saw her walk in.
Growing up it was always my parents, Ashley, and I; we were constantly together. When she left for college our little family of four at home dropped down to an even more minuscule number of three. Nothing was the same. It felt as though a piece of the puzzle was missing. I came to the realization that from then on out things were never going to be the same. Pretty soon I will be off to college, we will both be going on with our lives, and our childhood will fade further into the past.
This is why I absolutely love when she comes home to visit, because when she is home...our family becomes whole again.
This weekend she was home for less than twenty four hours, but in those few hours that she was here it allowed us to dip back into the past; to pretend that things were like they used to be and that our family was the same as it has always been.
It's sad to think that as we grow older and sink into the real world, trips home will be less frequent. That is why when Ashley is home, even if it's only for a little while, I like to take it all in and enjoy the time that we are all spending together.
Less than twenty four hours was all I was given, but it was all that I needed.
Holy cow, I loved your blog! Having just one sister as well, I absolutely know how you feel. My family is not complete without her. I love the story and the emotion you portrayed in your blog.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I should enjoy school and try not to rush through some painfully long days, but at the same time, I really want my sister home so I would love time to speed up. I wish the time we spent together would have lasted longer too. She hit her nine month mark last week and that means she only has nine months left! Thank goodness!!:) Your blog really helped me appreciate every moment we shared, so thank you for that! I really loved it, great job!
Your blog made me very emotional, Alex. Time seems to be passing us by as we get closer and closer to graduation and I also wish we can stop or even slow down time to preserve our moments that we have with our family and friends. I feel like I am taking for granted the time that I do have with my family because I want to spend days on end with them while you have such limited time with your sister but you accept it and make the most of it. You only had twenty four hours but it was all you really needed to make memories that will stay with you until she comes home again and that makes me so happy. Time is precious and reading your blog makes me appreciate it a whole lot more.
ReplyDeleteAlex, this such an amazing post! Having two older siblings I can definitely relate because every time they come home, or I go and visit them it turns into a time that I never want to end. I was never really close with my older sister, in fact we have gotten closer as we have grown older, and that makes me sad because I wish had a super strong connection growing up, like you do with Ashley. It is crazy to think that in 49 short days we will be graduated, and our parents will be empty-nesters. But it will be exciting for you to walk through that door, just like Ashley does, and watch their faces light up! Thank you for reminding me to cherish these last few days with my mom and dad because it is time that we won’t get back.
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